Article
[Human adaptive phenotypes in physiology and medicine].
Uspekhi fiziologicheskikh nauk - 1 Jan 2000
Delone N L, Solonichenko V G
Abstract excerpt
The study of pathological and physiological features associated with genetic syndromes has gained increasing momentum over the past two decades. In this paper, the definition of adaptive phenotypes is presented and the complexities and obstacles to progress in this field are summarized. This is a problem of general biology and is related to genetic specificity of every organism. The concept of individual norm of...
Topics
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Congenital Abnormalities
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn
- Genetics, Medical
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Syndrome
- Terminology as Topic